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Legendary broadcaster Phillips joins NHL Hour

NEW YORK – Hall of Famer broadcaster and legendary announcer Rod Phillips, the original voice of the Edmonton Oilers, will be today’s guest on NHL Hour With Commissioner Gary Bettman on NHL.com and SIRIUS XM Radio at 6 p.m. ET.

Next Tuesday, when the Oilers take on the Los Angeles Kings, Phillips will call the final Oilers game of his 37-year career. The Oilers will dedicate the night to Rod and will recognize Rod in a special pre-game ceremony to acknowledge his contribution to hockey.

Tuesday will mark Game #3,542 for Phillips, including 2,403 NHL regular-season games, 251 NHL playoff games and five Stanley Cup championships. In 2003, Phillips received the Foster Hewitt Award and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

NHL Hour with Commissioner Gary Bettman broadcasts live on Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET on NHL Home Ice (XM Channel 204 and on SIRIUS Channel 208 as part of the "Best of XM" programming package) and NHL.com. The show will re-air on SIRIUS XM Radio, with archived shows available for download via podcast on NHL.com.

The show encourages fans to call in with questions for the Commissioner. To submit questions to NHL Hour call 1-877-645-6696.
NHL Hour with Commissioner Gary Bettman is a production of NHL Radio.